Printer (computing)

Computer peripheral that prints text or graphics / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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In computing, a printer is a peripheral machine which makes a persistent representation of graphics or text, usually on paper.[1] While most output is human-readable, bar code printers are an example of an expanded use for printers.[2] Different types of printers include 3D printers, inkjet printers, laser printers, and thermal printers.[3]

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HP LaserJet 5 printer
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The Game Boy Pocket Printer, a thermal printer released as a peripheral for the Nintendo Game Boy
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This is an example of a wide-carriage dot matrix printer, designed for 14-inch (360 mm) wide paper, shown with 8.5-by-14-inch (220 mm × 360 mm) legal paper. Wide carriage printers were often used in the field of businesses, to print accounting records on 11-by-14-inch (280 mm × 360 mm) tractor-feed paper. They were also called "132-column printers".
A video showing an inkjet printer while printing a page.